The first story under his name at the Chicago Tribune was in 1934, followed by three in 1935, 1 in 1936, (the same year he earned his pilot's license,) none in 1937, and two in 1938. Some stories of his were noted in other newspapers. He co-wrote Soldiers of Darkness with Thomas R. Gowenlock, published in 1937. Murchie's further interest in the Baháʼí religion began in this period when he was tasked with writing an article about the Baháʼí House of Worship at Wilmette, Illinois around 1938, and then officially joined the religion 1939. He had been impressed with the unique qualities of the temple being a blend of east and west styles, and extended his interest when his insights of the biological unity of humanity was raised to a spiritual affirmation. Murchie began coverage of World War II with five stories printed in 1939, actually went overseas with fourteen in 1940, (the year he was also injured in an air raid,) three in 1941, five in 1942. Then he was back in the States. Aviator, camp founder, and teacher In 1942 Murchie left the Tribune to work as a flight instructor and aerial navigator. His mother Ethel died in Florida in 1943 and he inherited the "Fairways Manor house" in Saint Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada. A relative tried to visit him in January 1944 back in the States but he had already moved. In 1944 Murchie married Barbara Cooney; during the three years of their marriage they had two children (Gretel and Barnaby). In 1946 the Murchie family moved to Pepperell, Massachusetts and worked with the high school. In 1947 the book Saint Croix, the Sentinel River was published and it is likely that this was written during time spent in St. Andrews at the house, while Cooney and Murchie divorced in 1947. Afterwards Murchie set up Apple Hill Camp, an international summer place for children in New Hampshire, operating it for 11 years during which he married Katie Rautenstrauch and both also worked as teachers. Holocaust survivor Alex Levy recalls working for Murchie at the camp. Baháʼí Murchie became a Baháʼí in 1939, after covering the Baháʼí House of Worship that was under construction at the time and in May 1938 had been featured by a US stamp. He remained largely silent on the subject of his religion, only mentioning it in passing in his 1954 title Song